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Catnip is most famous for its ability to launch felines into a euphoric frenzy, but the origin of its cat-attracting chemical is a remarkable example of evolutionary innovation. While the compound nepetalactone drives two-thirds of cats batty, likely by mimicking sex pheromones, its real purpose
Evolution Moths enlist additional troops in an evolutionary arms race Evolution Vast DNA

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Amanda Hall has had a lifelong passion for history. As a child, she spent countless hours in museums admiring exhibits depicting human history, while her older brother obsessed over dinosaur fossils. “I would spend a lot of time in the Native American wing, and that really began my fascination wi
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Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists enlisted the help of the public as they returned to the remains of the oldest stone mission church completed in colonial Spanish Florida during the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine last month. From Aug. 24 through Sept. 11, 2015, participants sea
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Carter Rowell Gilbert, former curator emeritus of ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this year on Jan. 6 at the age of 91. A memorial service was held on Saturday, June 11, attended by friends, family and colleagues to commemorate his life and achiev
his analysis on the relationships of these fishes before the widescale advent of DNA

Jonathan Nations joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as curator of mammals this April. Before delving into biology, he indulged a growing interest in mammals by working at veterinary clinics in Seattle. While working toward an associate degree at a local community college, he enrolled in
DNA and morphological data from these specimens could be used to inform conservation

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
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University of Florida scientists have co-authored a study describing a new Lepidoptera species found in Jamaica’s last remaining wilderness. Belonging to the family of skipper butterflies, the new genus and species is the first butterfly discovered in Jamaica since 1995. Scientists hope the n
morphological analysis, including comparisons of the insect’s genitalia, and DNA

T he National Science Foundation has awarded iDigBio nearly $20 million to continue its mission of digitizing natural history collections nationwide, making them available online to researchers, educators and community scientists around the world. For the past decade, iDigBio, a collaborative
Here, a researcher prepares to take a DNA sample from a preserved specimen.

Some male butterflies go to extreme lengths to ensure their paternity – sealing their mate’s genitalia with a waxy “chastity belt” to prevent future liaisons. But female butterflies can fight back by evolving larger or more complex organs that are tougher to plug. Males, in turn, counterattack by fa
ever discovered Evolution Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA